California officials are praising workers for rescuing a 13-year-old boy who fell into a river of sewage in Los Angeles.

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The boy, Jesse Hernandez, spent more than 12 hours in the city's large underground sewage system. It is filled with refuse liquids and other waste materials, some of them poisonous.

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Jesse had been playing at a public park with other children during a family gathering on Sunday. At one point, the children were on pieces of wood that covered an opening leading to the sewer system. One of the wooden planks broke.

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The boy fell about eight meters down and landed in fast-moving sewage, said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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The other children quickly told adults what had happened. The adults then called an emergency telephone line for help.

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Rescuers immediately began searching for Jesse underground. They set cameras on floatation devices, which they put into the sewage system.

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Rescuers finally found Jesse after seeing images of handprints on a pipe. A crew of sanitation workers hurried to the area and opened a manhole.

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"The first thing they heard was ‘Help!'" said Adel Hagekhalil, an official with the Los Angeles sanitation department.

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The crew lowered down a long hose to Jesse, who was about three meters deep in the pipe. The boy held onto the line while workers pulled him up.

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By the time workers found Jesse, about 700 meters of pipes had been inspected during a 12-hour period.

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Jesse was found less than two kilometers from where he fell in. He was taken to a hospital for a full physical examination and to be reunited with his family.

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More than 100 people took part in the search for Jesse. In addition to the major rescue effort, Humphrey credited the boy for being able to survive.

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Not only did he survive being pushed through sewage moving at speeds of 24 kilometers an hour, Jesse was able to find a small area of breathable air and wait there until he was found, officials said.

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"Many would call it miraculous," Humphrey said of Jesse's survival. He added that the chances of someone surviving such an event are low.

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was among those closely watching the rescue effort.

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On Twitter, Garcetti praised rescuers and thanked Jesse's family for their "patience and optimism" during the frightening experience.

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重点解析

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1.fell into 跌进

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Totally exhausted, he tore his clothes off and fell into bed.

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他疲惫至极，扯下衣服，一头倒在床上|se^YxOq#o。

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2.pushed through 完成

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The government pushed through schemes to rejuvenate the inner cities.

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政府大力推行改造内城贫民区的计划(!~fNl7f.i1。

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3.lower down 降低

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When he looked up, he saw a lamb just beginning to drink a little lower down.

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当他抬起头来看时，发现一只小羊羔正在稍低处喝水P(xlePe22#Uoc。

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4.put into 把...放入

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Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it will keep for 2-3 weeks.

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剩下的东西都可以放进冰箱，可以保持两到三个星期不坏mIpG89Im&Nl7R;。

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5.More than 100 people took part in the search for Jesse.

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Three-quarters of the country's workers took part in the strike.

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该国有3/4的工人参加了这次罢工JTmd3M&WOTHq。

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She took part in a BBC radio phone-in programme.

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她参加了英国广播公司听众来电参与节目Q0Ww!nVEQc^s2jSD0mp2。

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6.In addition to the major rescue effort, Humphrey credited the boy for being able to survive.